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What is a Trademark?
From Trademark Basics (USPTO)
In short, a trademark is a brand name. A trademark includes any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others.
Trademark Indexes and Images
- Trademark Electronic System Search (TESS)TESS from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office contains full image of more than 4 million pending, registered and dead federally registered trademarks.
- TrademarkiaA search engine for U.S. federally registered trademarks. Search by company's name, trademark category, logo theme, filing date, products and services, status, filing attorney's name and more.
Read Up About Trademarks
- Basic Facts About TrademarksInformation from the US Patent & Trademark Office answering frequently asked questions in non-technical language.
- Introduction to United States Government Information SourcesPrint: JPL 3rd Floor J83 .M665
Patents and Trademarks are covered in Chapter 10, Intellectual Property. - Tapping the Government Grapevine: The User-Friendly Guide to U.S. Government Information SourcesPrint: JPL 3rd Floor J38 .R63 1998
Patents, Trademarks and Copyright are discussed in Chapter 7. - Mastering United States Government Information : Sources and Servicesby Christopher Brown
See Intellectual Property - Chapter 15
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- International Directory of Company HistoriesAn e-book collection of ninety eight volumes of company histories. Search by company name or by brand.